Telluride Film Festival SHOWRoom

Seminar: Complex Themes Directed with Simplicity 3

Telluride Film Festival — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Noon Seminars are proudly sponsored by United Talent Agency. Luc Dardenne, one half of the renown Dardenne Brothers team, discusses the role of the prop in both screenplay development and the overall significance of their film THE KID WITH A BIKE.

Conversation: Christopher Hampton and Nick James

Telluride Film Festival — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Nick James of Sight & Sound Magazine (TFF 38 Special Medallion recipient) and A DANGEROUS METHOD screenwriter Christopher Hampton discuss the balance between the real and the invented when writing an adapted screenplay of historical nature.

Conversation: Noah Baumbach and Vendela Vida

Telluride Film Festival — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Author Vendela Vida discusses the evolution of FRANCES HA, both the character and the film, with director Noah Baumbach.

Seminar: Acting Out and Acting In 5

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In this final part of our Labor Day Picnic Seminar, actor Dennis Quaid shares some of the methods he employed to create his AT ANY PRICE character yet emphasizes the importance of working with a strong director.

Seminar: Acting Out and Acting In 4

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Ray Liotta talks about preparing for his role in Ariel Vromen's THE ICEMAN and how important that preparation can be for an actor in any film... or not.

Seminar: Acting Out and Acting In 3

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In this edition of our Labor Day Picnic Seminar, Gael García Bernal talks about the creation of his character from Pablo Larraín's new film NO.

Seminar: Acting Out and Acting In 2

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In this second part of our Labor Day Picnic Seminar, moderator Annette Insdorf asks STORIES WE TELL director Sarah Polley how she has been inspired by the female filmmakers she has worked with.

Seminar: Acting Out and Acting In

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In the first part of our Labor Day Picnic Seminar, WADJDA director Haifaa Al Mansour talks about some of the challenges she faced working with actors in Saudi Arabia, where she is the first female feature length film director.

Tribute: Roger Corman

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Telluride Film Festival 39 Tributee Roger Corman talks to Leonard Maltin about founding New World Pictures and distributing some of the best world cinema to an US audience, sometimes in unconventional ways.

Conversation: Joshua Oppenheimer, Mark Danner and Peter Sellars

Telluride Film Festival — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Journalist and author Mark Danner and THE ACT OF KILLING director Joshua Oppenheimer discuss how each has confronted evil with their work, but found something behind it they were not expecting. The Telluride Film Festival Courthouse Conversation series is sponsored by Universal Studios.

Seminar: Injustice, Reconciliation and Cinema Part 3

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In this final part of our Sunday Noon Seminar, EVERYDAY director Michael Winerbottom talks about his own body of work dealing with stories of injustice, and how point of view plays a huge part in not only storytelling but in how we view the world everyday.

Seminar: Injustice, Reconciliation and Cinema Part 2

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In this second part of our Noon Seminar on Sunday in Elks Park, moderator Annette Insdorf asks, "Can films provide answers or simply pose more questions?" THE ATTACK director Ziad Doueiri answers with an unflinchingly candid response.

Seminar: Injustice, Reconciliation and Cinema

Telluride Film Festival — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

During this session of our Noon Seminars in Elks Park, THE ACT OF KILLING director Joshua Oppenheimer, ARGO director Ben Affleck, and THE GATEKEEPERS director Dror Moreh go beyond the screen to talk about the hidden costs of taking orders in modern day warfare.

Q & A with Ben Affleck

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Following a sneak preview screening in Telluride, ARGO director Ben Affleck shares insights with LA Times journalist John Horn on working with actors, editing, and seeing the film for the first time with an audience.

For the Love of Movies

Telluride Film Festival — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Successfully launched Spring 2012, FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES aims to increase diversity in the industry by promoting a college-going culture and a love of the cinematic arts for diverse high school audiences. Learn more about this partnership here.

Tribute: Marion Cotillard

Telluride Film Festival — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Tributee Marion Cotillard talks with Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter about embodying characters like Édith Piaf in her Academy Award winning performance from LA VIE EN ROSE.

Tribute: Mads Mikkelsen

Telluride Film Festival — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Tributee Mads Mikkelsen talks with journalist John Horn about his latest films A ROYAL AFFAIR, THE HUNT, and how privileged he feels being able to work in small and large films.

Conversation: Errol Morris and Geoff Dyer

Telluride Film Festival — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Errol Morris and TFF 39 Guest Director Geoff Dyer tackle the subject of truth in writing as it pertains to their most recent works- "Believing is Seeing" by Errol Morris and "Zona" written by Geoff Dyer.

Seminar: I Did It My Way 2

Telluride Film Festival — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Our Saturday Seminar "I Did It My Way: American Indies Then and Now" focused on how American independent cinema has evolved in the decades since TFF 39 Tributee Roger Corman began his career. In this clip, FRANCES HA writer and actor Greta Gerwig talks about how she began her own career.

Seminar: I Did It My Way

Telluride Film Festival — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Our Saturday Seminar "I Did It My Way: American Indies Then and Now" focuses on how American independent cinema has evolved in the decades since TFF 39 Tributee Roger Corman began his career. In this clip, HYDE PARK ON HUDSON actor Laura Linney talks about her favorite parts of working in the independent sphere.